Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema
Associate Professor
School of the Environment
+61 7 336 56977
Chamberlain Building (35), Room 416B
Researcher biography
Research interest: Monitoring ecosystem health of coral reefs and seagrass habitats, integrating field and remote sensing image datasets, and the developing applied cost-effective mapping and monitoring approaches. Developed approaches have been adopted as standard practice globally, making a difference in conservation of these valuable habitats. The long term monitoring studies at Heron and Moreton Bay formed the basis for the development of mapping and monitoring over time and space at local to global scale.
Current projects:
1) Long term monitoring of benthic composition at Heron Reef (2002-ongoing). Annual photoquadrate surveys are being collected at Heron Reef, Southern Great Barrier Reef. Initiated to develop remote sensing mapping approaches and assess coral composition over time. The resulting Maps, photo quadrate and benthic data, spectral reflectance are accessible online.
2) Long term monitoring of seagrass composition and abundance in Moreton bay Marine Park (2000-ongoing). For Eastern Banks it included monitoring seagrass species, cover and biomass 15x times since 2004 using photoquadrate survey and satelite imagery and for Moreton Bay it included seagrass extent and cover (2004, 2009, 2015, 2021, 2022), all data accessible via Moreton Bay Research Station.
3) Smart Sat CRC Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Seagrass and Coral Reefs 2023-2027. Collaborative effort with CSIRO, Adelaide University, DES Adelaide Coastal Waters.
4) 3D GBR Habitat Mapping Project 2015 - ongoing: Mapping and monitoring geomorphic zonation, bottom type and predicted coral type habitat for every Great Barrier Reef within the Marine Park.
5) Global habitat mapping project 2019-2023 Developed and implemention of global habitat mapping as part of the Allen Coral Atlas resulting in extent, geomorphic and benthic maps for reefs globally, funded through with Vulcan Philanthropies in partnership with; Planet; the Arizona State University and the National Geographic Society.
Other projects: Advisor for Reef Cloud Australian Institute of Marine Science and Coordinated Global Research Assessment of Seagrass System (C-GRASS).
Current position: Associate Professior in Marine Remote Sensing. Academic Director Heron Island Research Station and affiliated researchers with Centre for Marine Science and Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science
Capacity building: under/post graduate courses; Msc/PhD supervision, workshops/courses; Remote Sensing Educational Toolkit, and online courses (e.g. TNC)
Citizen science: Strong supporter of citizen science based projects, as trainer, organiser and advisor for Reef Check Australia, CoralWatch, Great Reef Census and UniDive.
Publications
Books
Roelfsema, Chris and Kleine, Diana (2018). Flinders: flora and fauna of Flinders Reef dive sites, Moreton Bay Marine Park Australia. St Lucia, Brisbane QLD: UniDive (University of Queensland Underwater Club).
Pollard, Lochlan, Roelfsema, Chris and Kleine, Diana (2014). Straddie: flora and fauna of North Stradbroke Island dive sites - Australia. St Lucia, Brisbane QLD: UniDive (University of Queensland Underwater Club).
Book Chapters
Hamylton, Sarah, Roelfsema, Chris, Beaman, Robin and Kennedy, Emma (2022). Mapping Australia’s coral reefs. Coral reefs of Australia: perspectives from beyond the water’s edge. (pp. 200-205) edited by Sarah M. Hamylton, Pat Hutchings and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg. Clayton South, VIC Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/9781486315499
Roelfsema, Chris and Loder, Jen (2022). Citizen science for managing Queensland’s coral reef habitats. Coral reefs of Australia: perspectives from beyond the water’s edge. (pp. 205-207) edited by Sarah M. Hamylton, Pat Hutchings and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg. Clayton South, VIC Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/9781486315499
Anstee, Janet, Roelfsema, Chris M., Kovacs, Eva and Phinn, Stuart R. (2022). Ecology. Earth observation: data, processing and applications. Volume 3B—surface waters. (pp. 395-425) edited by B.A. Harrison, J.M. Anstee, A.G. Dekker, E.A. King, D.A. Griffin, N. Mueller, S.R. Phinn, E. Kovacs and G. Byrne. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Australia and New Zealand CRC for Spatial Information.
Loder, Jennifer, Roelfsema, Chris, Kilpatrick, Carley and Martin, Victoria (2019). How does citizen science contribute to sustaining Moreton Bay? A discussion of approaches and applications. Moreton Bay Quandamooka and catchment: past, present and future. (pp. 447-458) edited by Ian R. Tibbetts, Peter C. Rothlisberg, David T. Neil, Tamara A. Homburg, David T. Brewer and Angela H. Arthington. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Moreton Bay Foundation.
Kovacs, Eva M., Tibbetts, Hannah L., Baltais, Simon, Lyons, Mitch, Loder, Jennifer and Roelfsema, Chris (2019). Wetland and benthic cover changes in Moreton Bay. Moreton Bay Quandamooka and catchment: past, present and future. (pp. 211-226) edited by Ian R. Tibbetts, Peter C. Rothlisberg, David T. Neil, Tamara A. Homburg, David T. Brewer and Angela H. Arthington. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Moreton Bay Foundation.
Maxwell, Paul, Connolly, Rod, Roelfsema, Chris, Burfeind, Dana, Udy, James, O'Brien, Kate, Saunders, Megan, Barnes, Richard, Olds, Andrew, Hendersen, Chris and Gilby, Ben (2019). The seagrasses of Moreton Bay Quandamooka: Diversity, ecology and resilience. Moreton Bay Quandamooka and catchment: past, present and future. (pp. 279-298) edited by Ian R. Tibbetts, Peter C. Rothlisberg, David T. Neil, Tamara A. Homburg, David T. Brewer and Angela H. Arthington. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Moreton Bay Foundation.
Roelfsema, Chris, Loder, Jennifer, Hay, Kyra, Kleine, Diana, Grol, Monique and Kovacs, Eva (2019). Building an understanding of Moreton Bay Marine Park's reefs through citizen science. Moreton Bay Quandamooka and catchment: past, present and future. (pp. 459-474) edited by Ian R. Tibbetts, Peter C. Rothlisberg, David T. Neil, Tamara A. Homburg, David T. Brewer and Angela H. Arthington. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Moreton Bay Foundation.
Lyons, Mitch, Phinn, Stuart and Roelfsema, Chris (2019). Moreton Bay and catchment urban expansion and vegetation change. Moreton Bay Quandamooka and catchment: past, present and future. (pp. 181-186) edited by Ian R. Tibbetts, Peter C. Rothlisberg, David T. Neil, Tamara A. Homburg, David T. Brewer and Angela H. Arthington. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Moreton Bay Foundation.
Kendrick, Gary A., Hovey, Renae K., Lyons, Mitchell, Roelfsema, Chris, Montoya, Leonardo Ruiz and Phinn, Stuart (2018). Australian seagrass seascapes: present understanding and future research directions. Seagrasses of Australia: structure, ecology and conservation. (pp. 257-286) edited by Anthony W. D. Larkum, Gary A. Kendrick and Peter J. Ralph. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-71354-0_9
Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva, Canto, Robert, Lyons, Mitch, Saunders, Megan and Maxwell, Paul (2018). Mapping, monitoring and modelling seagrass using remote sensing techniques. Seagrasses of Australia: structure, ecology and conservation. (pp. 445-487) edited by Anthony W. D. Larkum, Gary A. Kendrick and Peter J. Ralph. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-71354-0_15
Purkis, Sam and Roelfsema, Chris (2015). Remote sensing of submerged aquatic vegetation and coral reefs. Remote sensing of wetlands: applications and advances. (pp. 223-242) Boca Raton, FL USA: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/b18210
Purkis, Sam and Roelfsema, Chris (2015). Remote Sensing of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation and Coral Reefs. Remote Sensing of Wetlands: Applications and Advances. (pp. 223-240) edited by Ralph W. Tiner, Megan W. Lang and Victor V. Klemas. Boca Raton, Florida, United States: CRC Press (Taylor and Francis).
Phinn, Stuart R., Hochberg. Eric M. and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2013). Visible and infrared overview. Coral reef remote sensing: a guide for mapping, monitoring and management. (pp. 3-28) edited by James A. Goodman, Samuel J. Purkis and Stuart R. Phinn. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer - Netherlands. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-9292-2_1
Jupiter, Stacy, Roelfsema, Chris M. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2013). Science and management. Coral reef remote sensing: a guide for mapping, monitoring and management. (pp. 403-423) edited by James A. Goodman, Samuel J. Purkis and Stuart R. Phinn. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer - Netherlands. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-9292-2_15
Roelfsema, Christiaan M. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2013). Validation. Coral Reef Remote Sensing: A Guide for Multi-level Sensing Mapping and Assessment. (pp. 375-401) edited by James A. Goodman, Samuel J. Purkis and Stuart R. Phinn. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-9292-2_14
Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Stumpf, Richard P. (2010). Remote sensing: Discerning the promise from the reality. Integrating and applying science: A handbook for effective coastal ecosystem assessment. (pp. 201-222) edited by B.J. Longstaff, T.J.B. Carruthers, W.C. Dennison, T.R. Lookingbill, J.M. Hawkey,, J.E. Thomas, E.C. Wicks, and J. Woerner. Cambridge, MA, U.S.A: IAN Press.
Love, M., Corrin-Care, J., Ross, A., Albert, S., Tibbetts, I., Udy, J., Roelfsema, C. and Duke, N. (2007). Lessons learned, future directions and recommendations. Conserving the marine biodiversity of Marovo Lagoon: Development of environmental management initiatives that will conserve the marine biodiversity and productivity of Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. (pp. 129-141) edited by N. C. Duke, J. W. Udy, S. Albert, M. Love, A. Ross, I. R. Tibbetts, C. Roelfsema, D. T. Neil, G. Marion, J. Corrin Care, W. Carter, P. Dart and S. Hough. St Lucia, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Duke, Norm, Udy, James, Albert, Simon, Love, Mark, Ross, Annie, Tibbetts, Ian., Roelfsema, Chris, Neil, David, Marion, Guy, Prange, Joelle, Corrin-Care, Jennifer, Carter, William, Dart, Peter and Hough, Sean (2007). The UQ Marovo Experience: Science-based support for community management of marine resources. Conserving the marine biodiversity of Marovo Lagoon: Development of environmental management initiatives that will conserve the marine biodiversity and productivity of Marova Lagoon, Solomon Islands. (pp. 11-27) edited by N. C. Duke, J. W. Udy, S. Albert, M. Love, A. Ross, I. R. Tibbetts, C. Roelfsema, D. T. Neil, G. Marion, J. Corrin Care, W. Carter, P. Dart and S. Hough. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Albert, S., Love, M., Udy, J., Tibbetts, I., Roelfsema, C., Neil, D., Marion, G., Hough, S., Ross, A. and Duke, N. (2007). Science addressing community concerns about the marine environment. Conserving the marine biodiversity of Marovo Lagoon: Development of environmental management initiative that will conserve the marine biodiversity and productivity of Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. (pp. 43-83) edited by N. C. Duke, J. W. Udy, S. Albert, M. Love, A. Ross, I. R. Tibbetts, C. Roelfsema, D. T. Neil, G. Marion, J. Corrin Care, W. Carter, P. Dart and S. Hough. Brisbane: The University of Queensland.
N. C. Duke, P. Lawn, C. Roelfsema, K. Zahmel, D. Pedersen and C. Tack (2005). Changing coastlines in the Fitzroy Estuary - assessing historical change in coastal environments. Fitzroy in Focus. (pp. 6-46) edited by B. Noble, A. Bell, P. Verway and J. Tilden. Brisbane: Cooperative Research Centre for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management.
Phinn, S. R., Joyce, K. E., Scarth, P. F. and Roelfsema, C.M. (2005). The role of integrated information acquisition and management in the analysis of coastal ecosystem change. Remote Sensing of Coastal Aquatic Ecosystem Processes - Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing Series. (pp. 217-249) edited by L. Richardson and E. LeDrew. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. doi: 10.1007/1-4020-3968-9_10
Journal Articles
Lyons, Mitchell B., Murray, Nicholas J., Kennedy, Emma V., Kovacs, Eva M., Castro-Sanguino, Carolina, Phinn, Stuart R., Acevedo, Rodney Borrego, Alvarez, Alexandra Ordoñez, Say, Chantel, Tudman, Paul, Markey, Kathryn, Roe, Meredith, Canto, Robert F., Fox, Helen E., Bambic, Brianna, Lieb, Zoë, Asner, Gregory P., Martin, Paulina M., Knapp, David E., Li, Jiwei, Skone, Matthew, Goldenberg, Eldan, Larsen, Kirk and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2024). New global area estimates for coral reefs from high-resolution mapping. Cell Reports Sustainability, 1 (2) 100015, 100015. doi: 10.1016/j.crsus.2024.100015
Vercelloni, Julie, Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva M., González-Rivero, Manuel, Moores, Matthew T., Logan, Murray and Mengersen, Kerrie (2024). Fine-scale interplay between decline and growth determines the spatial recovery of coral communities within a reef. Ecography, 2024 (1) e06818, 1-13. doi: 10.1111/ecog.06818
Sjafrie, Nurul Dhewani Mirah, Wicaksono, Pramaditya, Hernawan, Udhi E., Triyono,, Yuwono, Doddy M., Hafizt, Muhammad, Adi, Novi Susetyo, Ambo-Rappe, Rohani, Prayudha, Bayu, Selamat, Muhammad Banda, Sani, Sofia Yunia, Harahap, Setiawan Djody, Salsabila, Huwaida Nur, Wijaya, Jennifer and Roelfsema, Chris (2023). Network analysis reveals overlapping roles of stakeholders related to seagrass-data provisioning in Indonesia. Marine Policy, 157 105837, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105837
Castro‐Sanguino, Carolina, Bozec, Yves‐Marie, Condie, Scott A., Fletcher, Cameron S., Hock, Karlo, Roelfsema, Chris, Westcott, David A. and Mumby, Peter J. (2023). Control efforts of crown‐of‐thorns starfish outbreaks to limit future coral decline across the Great Barrier Reef. Ecosphere, 14 (6) e4580, 1-16. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.4580
Remmers, Tiny, Grech, Alana, Roelfsema, Chris, Gordon, Sophie, Lechene, Marine and Ferrari, Renata (2023). Close-range underwater photogrammetry for coral reef ecology: a systematic literature review. Coral Reefs, 43 (1), 35-52. doi: 10.1007/s00338-023-02445-w
Madin, E. M. P., Precoda, K., Roelfsema, C. M. and Suan, A. (2022). Global conservation potential in coral reef halos: consistency over space, time, and ecosystems worldwide. American Naturalist, 200 (6), 857-871. doi: 10.1086/721436
Murray, Nicholas J., Bunting, Pete, Canto, Robert F., Hilarides, Lammert, Kennedy, Emma V., Lucas, Richard M., Lyons, Mitchell B., Navarro, Alejandro, Roelfsema, Chris M., Rosenqvist, Ake, Spalding, Mark D., Toor, Maren and Worthington, Thomas A. (2022). coastTrain: a global reference library for coastal ecosystems. Remote Sensing, 14 (22) 5766, 1-11. doi: 10.3390/rs14225766
Sansoleimani, Atefeh, Webb, Gregory E., Harris, Daniel L., Phinn, Stuart R. and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2022). Antecedent topography and active tectonic controls on Holocene reef geomorphology in the Great Barrier Reef. Geomorphology, 413 108354, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2022.108354
Redowan, Mohammad, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Aziz, Ammar Abdul (2022). Modeling forest cover dynamics in Bangladesh using multilayer perceptron neural network with Markov chain. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 16 (3) 034502, 034502-034502. doi: 10.1117/1.jrs.16.034502
McKenzie, Len J., Langlois, Lucas A. and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2022). Improving approaches to mapping seagrass within the Great Barrier Reef: from field to spaceborne Earth observation. Remote Sensing, 14 (11) 2604, 1-28. doi: 10.3390/rs14112604
Kim, Catherine J. S., Roelfsema, Chris, Dove, Sophie and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2022). The condition of four coral reefs in Timor-Leste before and after the 2016–2017 marine heatwave. Oceans, 3 (2), 147-173. doi: 10.3390/oceans3020012
Niu, Chunyue, Woodgate, William, Phinn, Stuart R., Roelfsema, Chris M. and Su, Yanjun (2022). Extending a canopy reflectance model for mangroves: A case study in south east Queensland, Australia. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 316 108875, 108875. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2022.108875
McMahon, Kathryn, Kilminster, Kieryn, Canto, Robert, Roelfsema, Chris, Lyons, Mitchell, Kendrick, Gary A., Waycott, Michelle and Udy, James (2022). The risk of multiple anthropogenic and climate change threats must be considered for continental scale conservation and management of seagrass habitat. Frontiers in Marine Science, 09 837259. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.837259
Kovacs, Eva M., Roelfsema, Chris, Udy, James, Baltais, Simon, Lyons, Mitchell and Phinn, Stuart (2022). Cloud processing for simultaneous mapping of seagrass meadows in optically complex and varied water. Remote Sensing, 14 (3) 609. doi: 10.3390/rs14030609
Roelfsema, Chris M., Lyons, Mitchell B., Castro-Sanguino, Carolina, Kovacs, Eva M., Callaghan, David, Wettle, Magnus, Markey, Kathryn, Borrego-Acevedo, Rodney, Tudman, Paul, Roe, Meredith, Kennedy, Emma V., Gonzalez-Rivero, Manuel, Murray, Nicholas and Phinn, Stuart R. (2021). How Much Shallow Coral Habitat Is There on the Great Barrier Reef?. Remote Sensing, 13 (21) 4343, 4343. doi: 10.3390/rs13214343
Kennedy, Emma V., Roelfsema, Chris M., Lyons, Mitchell B., Kovacs, Eva M., Borrego-Acevedo, Rodney, Roe, Meredith, Phinn, Stuart R., Larsen, Kirk, Murray, Nicholas J., Yuwono, Doddy, Wolff, Jeremy and Tudman, Paul (2021). Reef Cover, a coral reef classification for global habitat mapping from remote sensing. Scientific Data, 8 (1) 196, 196. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00958-z
Niu, Chunyue, Phinn, Stuart and Roelfsema, Chris (2021). Global sensitivity analysis for canopy reflectance and vegetation indices of mangroves. Remote Sensing, 13 (13) 2617, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/rs13132617
Razak, Tries B., Ramadhani, Bilqis A., Corni, Sarra, Roelfsema, Chris, Markey, Kathryn, Bambic, Brianna, De Brauwer, Maarten, Masdar, Halwi, Purnama, Ray, Dumbrell, Alex J., Jompa, Jamaluddin, Limmon, Gino V., Beger, Maria and Fox, Helen E. (2021). Large scale study of benthic communities in Eastern Indonesia’s reef systems. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 44 101731, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101731
Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva M., Vercelloni, Julie, Markey, Kathryn, Rodriguez-Ramirez, Alberto, Lopez-Marcano, Sebastian, Gonzalez-Rivero, Manuel, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Phinn, Stuart R. (2021). Fine-scale time series surveys reveal new insights into spatio-temporal trends in coral cover (2002–2018), of a coral reef on the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs, 40 (4), 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s00338-021-02104-y
Li, Jiwei, Knapp, David E., Lyons, Mitchell, Roelfsema, Chris, Phinn, Stuart, Schill, Steven R. and Asner, Gregory P. (2021). Automated global shallow water bathymetry mapping using Google Earth Engine. Remote Sensing, 13 (8) 1469, 1469. doi: 10.3390/rs13081469
Roelfsema, Chris M., Lyons, Mitchell, Murray, Nicholas, Kovacs, Eva M., Kennedy, Emma, Markey, Kathryn, Borrego-Acevedo, Rodney, Ordoñez Alvarez, Alexandra, Say, Chantel, Tudman, Paul, Roe, Meredith, Wolff, Jeremy, Traganos, Dimosthenis, Asner, Gregory P., Bambic, Brianna, Free, Brian, Fox, Helen E., Lieb, Zoe and Phinn, Stuart R. (2021). Workflow for the generation of expert-derived training and validation data: a view to global scale habitat mapping. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 643381, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.643381
Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva M., Markey, Kathryn, Vercelloni, Julie, Rodriguez-Ramirez, Alberto, Lopez-Marcano, Sebastian, Gonzalez-Rivero, Manuel, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Phinn, Stuart R. (2021). Benthic and coral reef community field data for Heron Reef, Southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia, 2002–2018. Scientific Data, 8 (1) 84, 84. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00871-5
Redowan, Mohammad, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Aziz, Ammar Abdul (2021). Satellite estimation of emission factors and emissions of biomass-carbon due to deforestation and forest degradation in Bangladesh for a REDD+ program. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 15 (1) 014510, 1-28. doi: 10.1117/1.jrs.15.014510
Hickey, Sharyn M., Radford, Ben, Roelfsema, Chris M., Joyce, Karen E., Wilson, Shaun K., Marrable, Daniel, Barker, Kathryn, Wyatt, Mathew, Davies, Harriet N., Leon, Javier X., Duncan, John, Holmes, Thomas H., Kendrick, Alan J., Callow, J. Nikolaus and Murray, Kathy (2020). Between a reef and a hard place: capacity to map the next coral reef catastrophe. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7 544290, 1-9. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.544290
Roelfsema, Chris M., Kovacs, Eva M., Ortiz, Juan Carlos, Callaghan, David P., Hock, Karlo, Mongin, Mathieu, Johansen, Kasper, Mumby, Peter J., Wettle, Magnus, Ronan, Mike, Lundgren, Petra, Kennedy, Emma V. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2020). Habitat maps to enhance monitoring and management of the Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs, 39 (4), 1039-1054. doi: 10.1007/s00338-020-01929-3
Redowan, Mohammad, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Aziz, Ammar Abdul (2020). CLASlite unmixing of Landsat images to estimate REDD+ activity data for deforestation in a Bangladesh forest. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 14 (02) 024505, 024505-024505. doi: 10.1117/1.jrs.14.024505
Kutser, Tiit, Hedley, John, Giardino, Claudia, Roelfsema, Chris and Brando, Vittorio E. (2020). Remote sensing of shallow waters – a 50 year retrospective and future directions. Remote Sensing of Environment, 240 111619, 111619. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111619
Lyons, Mitchell B., Roelfsema, Chris M., Kennedy, Emma V., Kovacs, Eva M., Borrego-Acevedo, Rodney, Markey, Kathryn, Roe, Meredith, Yuwono, Doddy M., Harris, Daniel L., Phinn, Stuart R., Asner, Gregory P., Li, Jiwei, Knapp, David E., Fabina, Nicholas S., Larsen, Kirk, Traganos, Dimosthenis and Murray, Nicholas J. (2020). Mapping the world's coral reefs using a global multiscale earth observation framework. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 6 (4) rse2.157, 557-568. doi: 10.1002/rse2.157
McKenzie, Leonard, Nordlund, Lina Mtwana, Jones, Benjamin Lawrence, Cullen-Unsworth, Leanne C., Roelfsema, Chris M. and Unsworth, Richard (2020). The global distribution of seagrass meadows. Environmental Research Letters, 15 (7) 074041, 074041. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab7d06
Peterson, Erin E., Santos-Fernández, Edgar, Chen, Carla, Clifford, Sam, Vercelloni, Julie, Pearse, Alan, Brown, Ross, Christensen, Bryce, James, Allan, Anthony, Ken, Loder, Jennifer, González-Rivero, Manuel, Roelfsema, Chris, Caley, M. Julian, Mellin, Camille, Bednarz, Tomasz and Mengersen, Kerrie (2020). Monitoring through many eyes: integrating disparate datasets to improve monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Environmental Modelling and Software, 124 104557, 104557. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.104557
Li, Jiwei, Knapp, David E., Fabina, Nicholas S., Kennedy, Emma V., Larsen, Kirk, Lyons, Mitchell B., Murray, Nicholas J., Phinn, Stuart R., Roelfsema, Chris M. and Asner, Gregory P. (2020). A global coral reef probability map generated using convolutional neural networks. Coral Reefs, 39 (6), 1805-1815. doi: 10.1007/s00338-020-02005-6
Grol, Monique G. G., Vercelloni, Julie, Kenyon, Tania M., Bayraktarov, Elisa, van den Berg, Cedric P., Harris, Daniel, Loder, Jennifer A., Mihaljević, Morana, Rowland, Phebe I. and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2020). Conservation value of a subtropical reef in south-eastern Queensland, Australia, highlighted by citizen-science efforts. Marine and Freshwater Research, 72 (1), 1-13. doi: 10.1071/mf19170
Redowan, Mohammad, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Aziz, Ammar Abdul (2019). REDD plus project design study for quantifying activity data for historic forest degradation in a Bangladesh forest using Landsat data. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 13 (4) 046518, 1-046518. doi: 10.1117/1.JRS.13.046518
Sofonia, Jeremy, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Kendoul, Farid (2019). Observing geomorphological change on an evolving coastal sand dune using SLAM-based UAV LiDAR. Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences, 2 (4), 273-291. doi: 10.1007/s41976-019-00021-x
Morales-Barquero, Lucia, Lyons, Mitchell B., Phinn, Stuart R. and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2019). Trends in remote sensing accuracy assessment approaches in the context of natural resources. Remote Sensing, 11 (19) 2305, 2305. doi: 10.3390/rs11192305
Serrano, Oscar, Lovelock, Catherine E., B. Atwood, Trisha, Macreadie, Peter I., Canto, Robert, Phinn, Stuart, Arias-Ortiz, Ariane, Bai, Le, Baldock, Jeff, Bedulli, Camila, Carnell, Paul, Connolly, Rod M., Donaldson, Paul, Esteban, Alba, Ewers Lewis, Carolyn J., Eyre, Bradley D., Hayes, Matthew A., Horwitz, Pierre, Hutley, Lindsay B., Kavazos, Christopher R. J., Kelleway, Jeffrey J., Kendrick, Gary A., Kilminster, Kieryn, Lafratta, Anna, Lee, Shing, Lavery, Paul S., Maher, Damien T., Marbà, Núria, Masque, Pere ... Duarte, Carlos M. (2019). Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 4313, 4313. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-12176-8
Sofonia, Jeremy, Shendryk, Yuri, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris, Kendoul, Farid and Skocaj, Danielle (2019). Monitoring sugarcane growth response to varying nitrogen application rates: a comparison of UAV SLAM LiDAR and photogrammetry. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 82 101878, 101878. doi: 10.1016/j.jag.2019.05.011
Li, Jiwei, Knapp, David E., Schill, Steven R., Roelfsema, Chris, Phinn, Stuart, Silman, Miles, Mascaro, Joseph and Asner, Gregory P. (2019). Adaptive bathymetry estimation for shallow coastal waters using Planet Dove satellites. Remote Sensing of Environment, 232 111302, 111302. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111302
Madin, Elizabeth M. P., Precoda, Kristin, Harborne, Alastair R., Atwood, Trisha B., Roelfsema, Chris M. and Luiz, Osmar J. (2019). Multi-trophic species interactions shape seascape-scale coral reef vegetation patterns. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7 (APR) 102. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00102
Sofonia, Jeremy J., Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris, Kendoul, Farid and Rist, Yannik (2019). Modelling the effects of fundamental UAV flight parameters on LiDAR point clouds to facilitate objectives-based planning. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 149, 105-118. doi: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2019.01.020
Hedley, John D., Roelfsema, Chris, Brando, Vittorio, Giardino, Claudia, Kutser, Tiit, Phinn, Stuart, Mumby, Peter J., Barrilero, Omar, Laporte, Jean and Koetz, Benjamin (2018). Coral reef applications of Sentinel-2: coverage, characteristics, bathymetry and benthic mapping with comparison to Landsat 8. Remote Sensing of Environment, 216, 598-614. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2018.07.014
Hoque, Muhammad Al-Amin, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Childs, Iraphne (2018). Assessing tropical cyclone risks using geospatial techniques. Applied Geography, 98, 22-33. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.07.004
Samper-Villarreal, Jimena, Mumby, Peter J., Saunders, Megan I., Roelfsema, Chris and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2018). Seagrass organic carbon stocks show minimal variation over short time scales in a heterogeneous subtropical seascape. Estuaries and Coasts, 41 (6), 1732-1743. doi: 10.1007/s12237-018-0381-z
Atwood, Trisha B., Madin, Elizabeth M.P., Harborne, Alastair R., Hammill, Edd, Luiz, Osmar J., Ollivier, Quinn R., Roelfsema, Chris M., Macreadie, Peter I. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2018). Predators shape sedimentary organic carbon storage in a coral reef ecosystem. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6 (AUG) 110. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2018.00110
Perez, D. I., Phinn, S. R., Roelfsema, C. M., Shaw, E., Johnston, L. and Iguel, J. (2018). Primary production and calcification rates of algae-dominated reef flat and seagrass communities. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 123 (8), 2362-2375. doi: 10.1029/2017jg004241
Kovacs, Eva, Roelfsema, Christiaan, Lyons, Mitchell, Zhao, Shihu and Phinn, Stuart (2018). Seagrass habitat mapping: how do Landsat 8 OLI, Sentinel-2, ZY-3A, and Worldview-3 perform?. Remote Sensing Letters, 9 (7), 686-695. doi: 10.1080/2150704X.2018.1468101
Addison, P. F.E., Collins, D. J., Trebilco, R., Howe, S., Bax, N., Hedge, P., Jones, G., Miloslavich, P., Roelfsema, C., Sams, M., Stuart-Smith, R. D., Scanes, P., Von Baumgarten, P. and McQuatters-Gollop, A. (2018). A new wave of marine evidence-based management: emerging challenges and solutions to transform monitoring, evaluating, and reporting. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 75 (3), 941-952. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsx216
Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva, Ortiz, Juan Carlos, Wolff, Nicholas H., Callaghan, David, Wettle, Magnus, Ronan, Mike, Hamylton, Sarah M, Mumby, Peter J. and Phinn, Stuart (2018). Coral reef habitat mapping: a combination of object-based image analysis and ecological modelling. Remote Sensing of Environment, 208 (2018), 27-41. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2018.02.005
Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva, Roos, Pauline, Terzano, Dilva, Lyons, Mitchell and Phinn, Stuart (2018). Use of a semi-automated object based analysis to map benthic composition, Heron Reef, Southern Great Barrier Reef. Remote Sensing Letters, 9 (4), 324-333. doi: 10.1080/2150704X.2017.1420927
Hamylton, Sarah, Duce, Stephanie, Vila-Concejo, Ana, Roelfsema, Chris M., Phinn, Stuart R., Carvalho, Rafael C., Shaw, Emily and Joyce, Karen E. (2017). Estimating regional coral reef calcium carbonate production from remotely sensed maps of seafloor character and reef structural complexity. Remote Sensing of Environment, 201, 88-98. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2017.08.034
Albert, Simon, Saunders, Megan I., Roelfsema, Chris M., Leon, Javier X., Johnstone, Elizabeth, Mackenzie, Jock R., Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Grinham, Alistair R., Phinn, Stuart R., Duke, Norman C., Mumby, Peter J., Kovacs, Eva and Woodroffe, Colin D. (2017). Winners and losers as mangrove, coral and seagrass ecosystems respond to sea-level rise in Solomon Islands. Environmental Research Letters, 12 (9) 094009, 094009. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa7e68
Al-Amin Hoque, Muhammad, Phinn, Stuart and Roelfsema, Chris (2017). A systematic review of tropical cyclone disaster management research using remote sensing and spatial analysis. Ocean and Coastal Management, 146, 109-120. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.07.001
Phinn, S. R., Kovacs, E. M., Roelfsema, C. M., Canto, R. F., Collier, C. J. and McKenzie, L. J. (2017). Assessing the potential for satellite image monitoring of seagrass thermal dynamics: for inter- and shallow sub-tidal seagrasses in the inshore Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Australia. International Journal of Digital Earth, 11 (8), 803-824. doi: 10.1080/17538947.2017.1359343
York, Paul H., Smith, Timothy M., Coles, Rob G., McKenna, Skye A., Connolly, Rod M., Irving, Andrew D., Jackson, Emma L., McMahon, Kathryn, Runcie, John W., Sherman, Craig D. H., Sullivan, Brooke K., Trevathan-Tackett, Stacy M., Brodersen, Kasper E., Carter, Alex B., Ewers, Carolyn J., Lavery, Paul S., Roelfsema, Chris M., Sinclair, Elizabeth A., Strydom, Simone, Tanner, Jason E., van Dijk, Kor-jent, Warry, Fiona Y., Waycott, Michelle and Whitehead, Sam (2017). Identifying knowledge gaps in seagrass research and management: an Australian perspective. Marine Environmental Research, 127, 163-172. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.06.006
Schlappy, Marie-Lise , Loder, Jennifer , Salmond, Jodi , Lea, Alexandra , Dean, Angela J. and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2017). Making waves: marine citizen science for impact. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4 (146) 146. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00146
Samper-Villarreal, Jimena, Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva M., Adi, Novi S., Lyons, Mitchell, Mumby, Peter J., Lovelock, Catherine E., Saunders, Megan I. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2017). Seagrass morphometrics at species level in Moreton Bay, Australia from 2012 to 2013. Scientific Data, 4 (1) 170060, 170060. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2017.60
Hoque, Muhammad Al-Amin, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Childs, Iraphne (2017). Modelling tropical cyclone risks for present and future climate change scenarios using geospatial techniques. International Journal of Digital Earth, 11 (3), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/17538947.2017.1320595
Tulloch, Vivitskaia J., Klein, Carissa J., Jupiter, Stacy D., Tulloch, Ayesha I. T., Roelfsema, Chris and Possingham, Hugh P. (2017). Trade-offs between data resolution, accuracy, and cost when choosing information to plan reserves for coral reef ecosystems. Journal of Environmental Management, 188, 108-119. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.11.070
Hoque, Muhammad Al-Amin, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Childs, Iraphne (2017). Tropical cyclone disaster management using remote sensing and spatial analysis: a review. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 22, 345-354. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.02.008
Done, Terence, Roelfsema, Chris, Harvey, Andrew, Schuller, Laura, Hill, Jocelyn, Schlappy, Marie-Lise, Lea, Alexandra, Bauer-Civiello, Anne and Loder, Jennifer (2017). Reliability and utility of citizen science reef monitoring data collected by Reef Check Australia, 2002-2015. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 117 (1-2), 148-155. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.01.054
Roelfsema, Chris, Thurstan, Ruth, Beger, Maria, Dudgeon, Christine, Loder, Jennifer, Kovacs, Eva, Gallo, Michele, Flower, Jason, Gomez Cabrera, K-le, Ortiz, Juan, Lea, Alexandra and Kleine, Diana (2016). A citizen science approach: a detailed ecological assessment of subtropical reefs at Point Lookout, Australia. PLoS One, 11 (10) e0163407, e0163407. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163407
Hoque, Muhammad Al-Amin, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Childs, Iraphne (2016). Assessing tropical cyclone impacts using object-based moderate spatial resolution image analysis: a case study in Bangladesh. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 37 (22), 5320-5343. doi: 10.1080/01431161.2016.1239286
Hamylton, Sarah M., Carvalho, Rafael C., Duce, Stephanie, Roelfsema, Chris M. and Vila-Concejo, Ana (2016). Linking pattern to process in reef sediment dynamics at Lady Musgrave Island, southern Great Barrier Reef. Sedimentology, 63 (6), 1634-1650. doi: 10.1111/sed.12278
Samper-Villarreal, Jimena, Lovelock, Catherine E., Saunders, Megan I., Roelfsema, Chris and Mumby, Peter J. (2016). Organic carbon in seagrass sediments is influenced by seagrass canopy complexity, turbidity, wave height, and water depth. Limnology and Oceanography, 61 (3), 938-952. doi: 10.1002/lno.10262
Selgrath, Jennifer C., Roelfsema, Chris, Gergel, Sarah E. and Vincent, Amanda C. J. (2016). Mapping for coral reef conservation: Comparing the value of participatory and remote sensing approaches. Ecosphere, 7 (5) e01325, e01325.1-e01325.17. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.1325
Hedley, John, Roelfsema, Chris M., Chollett, Iliana, Harborne, Alastair, Heron, Scott, Weeks, Scarla J., Skirving, William, Strong, Alan E., Eakin, C. Mark, Christensen, Tyler R. L., Ticzon, Victor, Bejarano, Sonia and Mumby, Peter J. (2016). Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs for Monitoring and Management: A Review. Remote Sensing, 8 (2) 118, 1-40. doi: 10.3390/rs8020118
Adams, Matthew P., Saunders, Megan I., Maxwell, Paul S., Tuazon, Daniel, Roelfsema, Chris M., Callaghan, David P., Leon, Javier, Grinham, Alistair R. and O'Brien, Katherine R. (2016). Prioritizing localized management actions for seagrass conservation and restoration using a species distribution model. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 26 (4), 639-659. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2573
Dhanjal-Adams, Kiran L., Hanson, Jeffrey O., Murray, Nick, Phinn, Stuart R., Wingate, Vladimir R., Mustin, Karen, Lee, Jasmine R., Allan, James R., Cappadonna, Jessica L., Studds, Colin E., Clemens, Robert S., Roelfsema, Chris M. and Fuller, Richard A. (2016). Distribution, extent and protection of intertidal habitats in Australia. Emu: Austral Ornithology, 116 (2), 208-214. doi: 10.1071/MU15046
Gonzalez-Rivero, Manuel, Beijbom, Oscar, Rodriguez-Ramirez, Alberto, Holtrop, Tadzio, Gonzalez-Marrero, Yeray, Ganase, Anjani, Roelfsema, Chris, Phinn, Stuart and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2016). Scaling up ecological measurements of coral reefs using semi-automated field image collection and analysis. Remote Sensing, 8 (1) 30, 30. doi: 10.3390/rs8010030
Reichstetter, Martina, Fearns, Peter R.C.S., Weeks, Scarla J., McKinna, Lachlan I.W., Roelfsema, Christiaan M. and Furnas, Miles (2015). Bottom Reflectance in Ocean Color Satellite Remote Sensing for Coral Reef Environments. Remote Sensing, 7 (12), 16756-16777. doi: 10.3390/rs71215852
Rasaiah, Barbara A., Bellman, Chris, Jones, Simon D., Malthus, Tim J. and Roelfsema, Chris (2015). Towards an Interoperable Field Spectroscopy Metadata Standard with Extended Support for Marine Specific Applications.. Remote Sensing, 7 (11), 15668-15701. doi: 10.3390/rs71115668
Saunders, Megan I., Albert, Simon, Roelfsema, Chris M., Leon, Javier X., Woodroffe, Colin D., Phinn, Stuart R. and Mumby, Peter J. (2015). Tectonic subsidence provides insight into possible coral reef futures under rapid sea-level rise. Coral Reefs, 35 (1), 155-167. doi: 10.1007/s00338-015-1365-0
Leon, J. X., Roelfsema, Chris M., Saunders, Megan I. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2015). Measuring coral reef terrain roughness using 'Structure-from-Motion' close-range photogrammetry. Geomorphology, 242, 21-28. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.01.030
Beijbom, Oscar, Edmunds, Peter J., Roelfsema, Chris, Smith, Jennifer, Kline, David I., Neal, Benjamin P., Dunlap, Matthew J., Moriarty, Vincent, Fan, Tung-Yung, Tan, Chih-Jui, Chan, Stephen, Treibitz, Tali, Gamst, Anthony, Mitchell, B. Greg and Kriegman, David (2015). Towards automated annotation of benthic survey images: variability of human experts and operational modes of automation. PLoS One, 10 (7) e0130312, e0130312. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130312
Lyons, Mitchell, Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva, Samper-Villarreal, Jimena, Saunders, Megan, Maxwell, Paul and Phinn, Stuart (2015). Rapid monitoring of seagrass biomass using a simple linear modelling approach, in the field and from space. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 530, 1-14. doi: 10.3354/meps11321
Roelfsema, Chris M., Kovacs, Eva M. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2015). Field data sets for seagrass biophysical properties for the Eastern Banks, Moreton Bay, Australia, 2004–2014. Nature Scientific Data, 2 (Art No.: 150040) 150040, 150040. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2015.40
Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Lyons, Mitchell, Dunbabin, Matthew, Kovacs, Eva and Phinn, Stuart R. (2015). Integrating field survey data with satellite image data to improve shallow water seagrass maps: the role of AUV and snorkeller surveys?. Remote Sensing Letters, 6 (2), 135-144. doi: 10.1080/2150704X.2015.1013643
Saunders, Megan I., Bayraktarov, Elisa, Roelfsema, Chris M., Leon, Javier X., Samper-Villarreal, Jimena, Phinn, Stuart R., Lovelock, Catherine E. and Mumby, Peter J. (2015). Spatial and temporal variability of seagrass at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. Botanica Marina, 58 (1), 35-49. doi: 10.1515/bot-2014-0060
Leiper, Ian A., Phinn, Stuart R., Roelfsema, Chris M., Joyce, Karen E. and Dekker, Arnold G. (2014). Mapping coral reef benthos, substrates, and bathymetry, using Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager (CASI) data. Remote Sensing, 6 (7), 6423-6445. doi: 10.3390/rs6076423
Borrego-Acevedo, Rodney, Roelfsema, Chris M., Phinn, Stuart R. and Grinham, Alistair R. (2014). Predicting distribution of microphytobenthos abundance on a reef platform by combining in situ underwater spectrometry and pigment analysis. Remote Sensing Letters, 5 (5), 461-470. doi: 10.1080/2150704X.2014.922723
Roelfsema, Chris M., Lyons, Mitchell, Kovacs, Eva M., Maxwell, Paul, Saunders, Megan I., Samper-Villarreal, Jimena and Phinn, S.R. (2014). Multi-temporal mapping of seagrass cover, species and biomass: A semi-automated object based image analysis approach. Remote Sensing of Environment, 150, 172-187. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.05.001
Saunders, Megan I., Leon, Javier X., Callaghan, David P., Roelfsema, Chris M., Hamylton, Sarah, Brown, Christopher J., Baldock, Tom, Golshani, Aliasghar, Phinn, Stuart R., Lovelock, Catherine E., Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Woodroffe, Colin D. and Mumby, Peter J. (2014). Interdependency of tropical marine ecosystems in response to climate change. Nature Climate Change, 4 (8), 724-729. doi: 10.1038/nclimate2274
Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva M., Saunders, Megan I., Phinn, Stuart, Lyons, Mitchell and Maxwell, Paul (2013). Challenges of remote sensing for quantifying changes in large complex seagrass environments. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 133, 161-171. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.08.026
Joyce, Karen E., Phinn, Stuart R. and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2013). Live Coral Cover Index Testing and Application with Hyperspectral Airborne Image Data. Remote Sensing, 5 (11), 6116-6137. doi: 10.3390/rs5116116
Roelfsema, Chris, Phinn, Stuart, Jupiter, Stacy, Comley, James and Albert, Simon (2013). Mapping coral reefs at reef to reef-system scales, 10s-1000s km(2), using object-based image analysis. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 34 (18), 6367-6388. doi: 10.1080/01431161.2013.800660
Saunders, Megan I., Leon, Javier, Phinn, Stuart R., Callaghan, David P., O'Brien, Katherine R., Roelfsema, Chris M., Lovelock, Catherine E., Lyons, Mitchell B. and Mumby, Peter J. (2013). Coastal retreat and improved water quality mitigate losses of seagrass from sea level rise. Global Change Biology, 19 (8), 2569-2583. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12218
Tulloch, Vivitskaia J., Possingham, Hugh P., Jupiter, Stacy D., Roelfsema, Chris, Tulloch, Ayesha I. T. and Klein, Carissa J. (2013). Incorporating uncertainty associated with habitat data in marine reserve design. Biological Conservation, 162, 41-51. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.003
Lyons, Mitchell B., Roelfsema, Chris M. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2013). Towards understanding temporal and spatial dynamics of seagrass landscapes using time-series remote sensing. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 120, 42-53. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.01.015
Knudby, Anders, Jupiter, Stacy, Roelfsema, Chris, Lyons, Mitchell and Phinn, Stuart (2013). Mapping coral reef resilience indicators using field and remotely sensed data. Remote Sensing, 5 (3), 1311-1334. doi: 10.3390/rs5031311
Murray, Nicholas J., Phinn, Stuart R., Clemens, Robert S., Roelfsema, Chris M. and Fuller, Richard A. (2012). Continental scale mapping of tidal flats across east Asia using the Landsat Archive. Remote Sensing, 4 (11), 3417-3426. doi: 10.3390/rs4113417
Lyons, Mitchell B., Phinn, Stuart R. and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2012). Long term land cover and seagrass mapping using Landsat and object-based image analysis from 1972 to 2010 in the coastal environment of South East Queensland, Australia. Isprs Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 71, 34-46. doi: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2012.05.002
Klein, Carissa J., Jupiter, Stacy D., Selig, Elizabeth R., Watts, Matthew E., Halpern, Benjamin S., Kamal, Muhammad, Roelfsema, Chris and Possingham, Hugh P. (2012). Forest conservation delivers highly variable coral reef conservation outcomes. Ecological Applications, 22 (4), 1246-1256. doi: 10.1890/11-1718.1
Phinn, Stuart R., Roelfsema, Chris M. and Mumby, Peter J. (2012). Multiscale, object-based image analysis for mapping geomorphic and ecological zones on coral reefs. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 33 (12), 3768-3797. doi: 10.1080/01431161.2011.633122
Hedley, John, Roelfsema, Chris, Koetz, Benjamin and Phinn, Stuart (2012). Capability of the Sentinel 2 mission for tropical coral reef mapping and coral bleaching detection. Remote Sensing of Environment, 120, 145-155. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2011.06.028
Hedley, John D., Roelfsema, Chris M., Phinn, Stuart R. and Mumby, Peter J. (2012). Environmental and sensor limitations in optical remote sensing of coral reefs: implications for monitoring and sensor design. Remote Sensing, 4 (1), 271-302. doi: 10.3390/rs4010271
Tran, Van Dien, Phinn, S.R. and Roelfsema, C. M. (2012). Coral reef mapping in Vietnam's coastal waters from highspatial resolution satellite and field survey data. Asian Journal of Geoinformatics, 12 (2).
Dekker, Arnold G., Phinn, Stuart R., Anstee, Janet, Bissett, Paul, Brando, Vittorio E., Casey, Brandon, Fearns, Peter, Hedley, John, Klonowski, Wojciech, Lee, Zhong P., Lynch, Merv, Lyons, Mitchell, Mobley, Curtis and Roelfsema, Chris (2011). Intercomparison of shallow water bathymetry, hydro-optics, and benthos mapping techniques in Australian and Caribbean coastal environments. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, 9 (9), 396-425. doi: 10.4319/lom.2011.9.396
Knudby, Anders, Roelfsema, Chris, Lyons, Mitchell, Phinn, Stuart and Jupiter, Stacy (2011). Mapping fish community variables by Integrating field and satellite data, object-based image analysis and modeling in a traditional Fijian fisheries management area. Remote Sensing, 3 (3), 460-483. doi: 10.3390/rs3030460
Lyons, Mitchell, Phinn, Stuart and Roelfsema, Chris (2011). Integrating Quickbird multi-spectral satellite and field data: Mapping bathymetry, seagrass cover, seagrass species and change in Moreton Bay, Australia in 2004 and 2007. Remote Sensing, 3 (1), 42-64. doi: 10.3390/rs3010042
Roelfsema, Chris and Phinn, Stuart (2010). Integrating field data with high spatial resolution multispectral satellite imagery for calibration and validation of coral reef benthic community maps. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 4 (1) 043527, 043527.1-043527.28. doi: 10.1117/1.3430107
Hedley, John, Roelfsema, Christiaan M. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2009). Efficient radiative transfer model inversion for remote sensing applications. Remote Sensing of Environment, 113 (11), 2527-2532. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2009.07.008
Roelfsema, C. M., Phinn, S. R., Udy, N. and Maxwell, P. (2009). An integrated field and remote sensing approach for mapping seagrass cover, Moreton Bay, Australia. Journal of Spatial Science, 54 (1), 45-62. doi: 10.1080/14498596.2009.9635166
Lim, Alan, Hedley, John D., LeDrew, Ellsworth, Mumby, Peter J. and Roelfsema, Chris (2009). The effects of ecologically determined spatial complexity on the classification accuracy of simulated coral reef images. Remote Sensing of Environment, 113 (5), 965-978. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2009.01.011
Brando, Vittorio E., Anstee, Janet M., Wettle, Magnus, Dekker, Arnold G., Phinn, Stuart R. and Roelfsema, Chris (2009). A physics based retrieval and quality assessment of bathymetry from suboptimal hyperspectral data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 113 (4), 755-770. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2008.12.003
Kasper Johansen, Roelfsema, Christiaan M. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2008). Preface: High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring and Management. Journal of Spatial Science, 53 (1), 43-47. doi: 10.1080/14498596.2008.9635134
Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris, Dekker, Arnold, Brando, Vittoro and Anstee, Janet (2008). Mapping seagrass species, cover and biomass in shallow waters: An assessment of satellite multi-spectral and airborne hyper-spectral imaging systems in Moreton Bay (Australia). Remote Sensing of Environment, 112 (8), 3413-3425. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2007.09.017
Kutser, Tiit, Vahtmae, Ele, Roelfsema, Chris M. and Metsamaa, Liisa (2007). Photo-library method for mapping seagrass biomass. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 75 (4), 559-563. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.05.043
Roelfsema , C. M. and Phinn, S. R. (2007). Queensland Researchers Develop Photo-Mapping Technique for Benthic Habitats. Position, October - November 2007
Arthur, K. E., Limpus, C. J., Roelfsema, C. M., Udy, J. W. and Shaw, G. R. (2006). A bloom of Lyngbya majuscula in Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia: An important feeding ground for the green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Harmful Algae, 5 (3), 251-265. doi: 10.1016/j.hal.2005.07.006
Roelfsema, C. M., Phinn, S. R., Dennison, W. C., Dekker, A. G., Brando, V. E. and Estuary and Waterways Management Cooperative Research Centre for Coastal Zone (2006). Monitoring toxic cyanobacteria Lyngbya majuscula (Gomont) in Moreton Bay, Australia by integrating satellite image data and field mapping. Harmful Algae, 5 (1), 45-56. doi: 10.1016/j.hal.2005.05.001
Joyce, K. E., Phinn, S. R. and Roelfsema, C.M. (2005). The costs and benefits of image acquisition and pre-processing for coral reef remote sensing. Backscatter - Journal of the Alliance for Marine Remote Sensing, 16 (1), 23-26.
Duke, Norman C., Bell, Alicia M., Pederson, Dan K., Roelfsema, Chris M. and Bengtson Nash, Susan (2005). Herbicides implicated as the cause of severe mangrove dieback in the Mackay region, NE Australia: consequences for marine plant habitats of the GBR World Heritage Area. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 51 (1-4), 308-324. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.10.040
Phinn, S. R., Dekker, A. G., Brando, V. E. and Roelfsema, C. M. (2005). Mapping water quality and substrate cover in optically complex coastal and reef waters: an integrated approach. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 51 (1-4), 459-469. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.10.031
Joyce, K. E., Phinn, S. R., Roelfsema, C. M., Neil, D. T. and Dennison, W. C. (2004). Combining Landsat ETM plus and Reef Check classifications for mapping coral reefs: A critical assessment from the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Coral Reefs, 23 (1), 21-25. doi: 10.1007/s00338-003-0357-7
Roelfsema, C. M., Phinn, S. R. and Dennison, W. C. (2002). Spatial distribution of benthic microalgae on coral reefs determined by remote sensing. Coral Reefs, 21 (3), 264-274. doi: 10.1007/s00338-002-0242-9
van Tatenhove, Frank G. M., Roelfsema, Chris M., Blommers, Geert and van Voorden, Anton (1995). Change in position and altitude of a small outlet glacier during the period 1943-92: Leverett Glacier, West Greenland. Annals of Glaciology, 21, 251-258.
Roelfsema, Christiaan M., van Voorden, A, and van Tatenhove, F. G. M. (1995). Vormverandering van gletsjers. NGT Geodesia, 37 (4), 193-198.
Conference Papers
Bright, C., Ardila, D., Hestir, E., Malthus, T. J., Matthews, M., Thompson, D. R., Carter, N., Dekker, A. G., Frasson, R. P.M., Green, R. O., Held, A., Joehnk, K., Kravitz, J., Pease, J., Roelfsema, C., Seubert, C. and Wojtasiewicz, B. (2023). The AquaSat-1 Mission Concept: Actionable Information on Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems for Australia and Western USA. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Pasadena Ca, Jul 16-21, 2023. NEW YORK: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS52108.2023.10282912
Hoque, M. A., Phinn, S., Roelfsema, C. and Childs, I. (2016). Modelling tropical cyclone hazards under climate change scenario using geospatial techniques. 2nd International Conference of Indonesian Society for Remote Sensing, ICOIRS 2016, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 17-20 October 2016. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/47/1/012024
Hoque, Muhammad, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Childs, Iraphne (2015). Assessing tropical cyclone damage using moderate spatial resolution satellite imagery: Cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh 2007. The 36th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2015, Manila, Philippines, 24 - 28 October 2015. Manila, Philippines: Philippine Geosciences and Remote Sensing Societyand Asian Association on Remote Sensing.
Saunders, Megan I., Baldock, Tom, Brown, Christopher J., Callaghan, David P., Golshani, Aliastair, Hamylton, Sarah, Leon, Javier, Lovelock, Catherine E., Lyons, Mitchell B., O'Brien, Katherine R., Mumby, Peter J., Phinn, Stuart R. and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2013). Direct and indirect impacts of predicted sea level rise on seagrass. AMSA 2013: Australian Marine Science Golden Jubilee Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 7-11 July 2013. Kilkivan, QLD, Australia: Australian Marine Science Association (AMSA).
Borrego-Acevedo, Rodney, Roelfsema, Chris, Grinham, Alistair and Phinn, Stuart (2013). Mapping and modelling the spatial distribution of microphytobenthos abundance in Heron Reef, Australia. IGARSS 2013: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21-26 July, 2013.
Kovacs, Eva, Roelfsema, Chris, Lyons, Mitchell, Phinn, Stuart and Dunbabin, Matthew (2013). Seagrass meadow dynamics derived from classification of high spatial resolution satellite images. IGARSS 2013: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21-26 July, 2013.
Lyons, Mitchell, Roelfsema, Chris, Dunbabin, Matthew, Kovacs, Eva and Phinn, Stuart (2013). Improving seagrass mapping calibration and validation using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). IGARSS 2013: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21-26 July, 2013.
Tulloch, Vivitskaia J., Possingham, Hugh, Jupiter, Stacy, Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Tulloch, Ayesha and Klein, Carissa (2013). Novel methods for designing marine reserves under uncertainty: trading off risk, habitat representation, and socio-economic costs. INTECOL 2013: 11th International Congress of Ecology, ExCel, London, UK, 18-23 August, 2013.
Roelfsema, Chris, Lyons, Mitchell, Kovacs, Eva, Phinn, Stuart and Dunbabin, Matthew (2013). Mapping changes in seagrass properties from high spatial resolution satellite image data: 2004-2013. IGARSS 2013: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21-26 July, 2013.
Adi, Novi Susetyo, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Samper-Villarreal, Jimena (2013). Integrating field and remote sensing approach for mapping seagrass leaf area index. ACRS 2013: 34th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, South Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, 20-24 October 2013. Cibinong, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia: Indonesian Remote Sensing Society (ISRS/MAPIN).
Rasaiah, Barbara A., Malthus, Tim J., Bellman, Chris, Chisholm, Laurie, Gamon, John, Hueni, Andreas, Huete, Alfredo, Jones, Simon D., Ong, Cindy, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris, Suarez, Lola, Townsend, Philip, Trevithick, Rebecca and Wyatt, Mat (2013). Approaches to establishing a metadata standard for field spectroscopy datasets. IGARSS 2013: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21-26 July, 2013. Piscataway, NJ, USA: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6723841
Adi, Novi Susetyo, Phinn, Stuart and Roelfsema, Chris (2013). Estimating the diffuse attenuation coefficient from moderate-spatial resolution, multi-spectral satellite data in a seagrass environment. IGARSS 2013: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21-26 July, 2013. Piscataway, NJ, USA: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6721154
Adi, Novi Susetyo, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Samper-Villarreal, Jimena (2013). Integrating field and remote sensing approaches for mapping seagrass leaf area index. 34th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2013, ACRS 2013, Bali, Indonesia, 20-24 October 2013. Asian Association on Remote Sensing.
Leon, J., Phinn, S. R., Woodroffe, C. D., Hamylton, S., Roelfsema, C. and Saunders, M. (2012). Data fusion for mapping coral reef geomorphic zones - possibilities and limitations. 4th International Conference on Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis (GEOBIA 2012), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 7-9 May 2012. Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil: National Institute for Space Research (INPE); Director´s Cabinet (GB); Service for Information and Documentation (SID).
Beger, Maria, Babcock, Russ, Booth, David J., Bucher, Daniel, Condie, Scott A., Creese, Bob, Cvitanovic, Christopher, Dalton, Steve J., Harrison, Peter, Hoey, Andrew, Jordan, Alan, Loder, Jennifer, Malcolm, Hamish, Purcell, Steven W., Roelfsema, Chris, Sachs, Patrick, Smith, Stephen D. A., Sommer, Brigitte, Stuart-Smith, Rick, Thomson, Damian, Wallace, Carden C., Zann, Maria and Pandolfi, John M. (2011). Research challenges to improve the management and conservation of subtropical reefs to tackle climate change threats. Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2011.00573.x
O'Brien, K. R., Grinham, A., Roelfsema, C. M., Saunders, M. I. and Dennison, W. C. (2011). Viability criteria for the presence of the seagrass Zostera muelleri in Moreton Bay, based on benthic light dose. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand (MODSIM 2011), Perth, Australia, 12 - 16 December 2011. Perth, Australia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
Lyons, M., Phinn, S. and Roelfsema, C. (2011). Long term land cover and seagrass mapping using landsat sensors from 1972 - 2010 in the coastal environment of South East Queensland, Australia. 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment - The GEOSS Era: Towards Operational Environmental Monitoring, Sydney, Australia, 10-15 April 2011.
Dekker, Arnold G., Brando, V. E., Anstee, Janet M., Botha, Elizabeth, J., Park, Young Je, Daniel, Paul, Malthus, T. J. M., Phinn, Stuart R., Roelfsema, Chris M., Leiper, Ian A. and Fyfe, Sue (2010). A comparison of spectral measurement methods for substratum and benthic features in seagrass and coral reef environments. Art, Science and Applications of Reflectance Spectroscopy Symposium, Boulder, CO, United States, 23-25 February 2010.
Lyons, Mitchell B., Phinn, Stuart R. and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2010). Long term monitoring of seagrass distribution in Moreton Bay, Australia, from 1972-2010 using landsat MSS, TM, ETM+. 2010 30th IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2010), Honolulu, HI, United States, 25-30 July 2010. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5651878
Roelfsema, Chris, Phinn, Stuart, Jupiter, Stacy, Comley, James, Beger, Marie and Paterson, Eric (2010). The application of object based analysis of high spatial resolution imagery for mapping large coral reef systems in the West Pacific at geomorphic and benthic community spatial scales. 2010 30th IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2010), Honolulu, HI, United States, 25-30 July 2010. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5654126
Tran, Van Dien, Phinn, Stuart and Roelfsema, Chris (2010). Coral reef mapping in Vietnam's coastal waters from ALOS AVNIR-2 satellite image and field survey data. 31st Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2010, ACRS 2010, Hanoi, Vietnam, 1-5 November 2010. Red Hook, NY United States: Curran Associates.
Phinn, S. R., Roelfsema, C. M., Lyons, M., Kamal, M. and Johansen, K. (2008). Linking structures to processes: Multi-scale image and field data analyses. SPIE '08, Noumea, New Caledonia, 17-21 November, 2008.
Roelfsema, Chris and Phinn, Stuart (2008). Evaluating eight field and remote sensing approaches for mapping the benthos of three different coral reef environments in Fiji. Remote Sensing of Inland, Coastal, and Oceanic Waters, Noumea, New Caledonia, 18 November 2008. Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.: SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.804806
Roelfsema, C., Phinn, Stuart R. and Comley, J. (2007). Mapping benthic habitats on Fijian coral reefs: Evaluating combined field and remote sensing approaches. The 28th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, Kuala Lumpur, 12-16 November 2007. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Malaysian Centre for Remote Sensing.
Phinn, Stuart, Hough, Sean, Roelfsema, Chris, Anstee, Janet, Dekker, Arnold, Wettle, Magnus and Daniels, Paul (2006). Mud, algae or seagrass: An assessment of remote sensing techniques for mapping inter-tidal seagrass cover and composition in turbid tropical environments. The 13th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference, Canberra, Australia, 20-24 November 2006. Canberra, Australia: Casual Publications.
Phinn, S R, Roelfsema, C M, Dekker, A, Brando, E, Anstee, and Wettle, (2006). Mapping seagrass (species, composition, cover and above-ground biomass): A multi-sensor evaluation in Moreton Bay, Australia. 13th Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu Convention Centre, Hawaii, 20-24 February, 2006. Hawaii:
Phinn, S. R., Roelfsema, C. M., Dekker, A., Brando, E., Anstee, J. and Wettle, M. (2006). Mapping seagrass (species, composition, cover and above-ground biomass): A multi-sensor evaluation in Moreton Bay, Australia. 13th Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu Convention Centre, Hawaii, 20-24 February, 2006. Hawaii:
Duke, Norman C., Bell, Alicia M., Pederson, Dan K., Roelfsema, Chris M. and Nash, Susan Bengtson (2005). Herbicides implicated as the cause of severe mangrove dieback in the Mackay region, NE Australia: Consequences for marine plant habitats of the GBR World Heritage Area. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.10.040
Udy, J., Gall, M., Longstaff, Ben, Moore, Kate, Roelfsema, Chris, Spooner, D. R. and Albert, Simon (2005). Water quality monitoring: a combined approach to investigate gradients of change in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.10.048
Phinn, S. R., Dekker, A., Brando, V., Roelfsema, C.M. and Udy, J. W. (2005). Integrating remotely sensed data and field data for monitoring indicators of coastal ecosystem health. 8th International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine, Casino Hotel, Halifax Nova Scotia, 16-19 May, 2005.
Banin, L., Phinn, S. R., Roelfsema, C.M. and Aplin, P. (2005). Field and image mapping fo seagrass distribution on eastern banks, Moreton Bay Australia. The Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Society Annual Conference, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth UK, 6-9 September, 2005. London: The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society.
Wettle, M., Dekker, A., Brando, V., Oubelkheir, K., Phinn, S. R. and Roelfsema, C.M. (2004). Inverting space-borne hyperspectral data to detect bleached coral. Ocean Optics XV, Freemantle, Australia, 25-29 October, 2004. Bangkok, Thailand:
Roelfsema, C. M., Joyce, K. E. and Phinn, S. R. (2004). Evaluation of benthic survey techniques for validating remotely sensed images of coral reefs. 10th International Coral Reefs Symposium, Okinawa, Japan, 28th June - 2nd July, 2004. Tokyo, Japan: Japanese Coral Reef Society.
Joyce, K. E., Phinn, S. R., Roelfsema, C. M., Neil, D. T. and Dennison, W. C. (2002). Mapping the southern Great Barrier Reef using Landsat ETM and the reef check classification scheme. 11th Australasian Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Conference, Sheraton Hotel, Brisbane, 2-6 September, 2002. Adelaide: Causal Publications.
Roelfsema, C.M., Phinn, S. R. and Dennison, W. C. (2002). Development and implementation of a monitoring program for a toxic cyanobacterial bloom (Lyngbya majuscula). 11th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conferencs, Sheraton Hotel, Brisbane, Qld, 2-6 September 2002. Adelaide: Casual Productions.
Phinn, Stuart, Scarth, Peter, Roelfsema, Chris, Dennison, Bill, Dekker, Arnold and Brando, Vittorio (2001). Approaches for monitoring benthic and water column biophysical properties in Australian coastal environments. 2001 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2001), , , July 9, 2001-July 13, 2001. doi: 10.1109/igarss.2001.976566
Phinn, S. R., Roelfsema, C.M., Dekker, A. and Brando, V. (2001). Approaches for Monitoring Benthic and Water Surface Biophysical Properties in Australian Coastal Environments. International Geosciences and Remote Sensing Symposium 2001, University of NSW, Sydney, 9-13 July. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE Geosciences and Remote Sensing.
Roelfsema C., Dennison B., Phinn S., Dekker A. and Brando V. (2001). Remote sensing of a cyanobacterial bloom (Lyngbya majuscula) in Moreton Bay, Australia. 2001 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2001), Sydney, NSW, July 9, 2001-July 13, 2001. NEW YORK: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/igarss.2001.976565
Thesis
Chris Roelfsema (2009). Integrating Field and Remotely Sensed Data for Assessment of Coral Reef and Seagrass Habitats. PhD Thesis, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland.
Newspaper Article
Sharma, A., Kruger, J., Kumar, S., Roelfsema, C., Leiper, I., Phinn, S., George, N. and Story, R. (2009, 04 01). Habitat Mapping of Aitutaki, Cook Islands Pacific Islands GIS & RS News 19-20.
Research Reports
Roelfsema, Chris, Gonchond, Delphine, Hammerman, Nic, Gutierrez Isaza, Nataly, Byrne, Ilha, Kalkowski-Pope, Sophie, Barrenger, Trevor, Stetner, Douglas, Salmond, Jodi, van den Berg, Cedric, McVeigh, Rachel, Twomey, Alice, Kim, Catherine, Johnson, Karen and Loder, Jennifer (2022). Ecological Assessment of the Flora and Fauna of Mooloolaba Reefs, Queensland: Final Report. Brisbane, Australia: UniDive; The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/ff22f0f
Roelfsema, Chris, Thurstan, Ruth, Flower, Jason, Beger, Maria, Gallo, Michele, Loder, Jennifer, Kovacs, Eva, Gomez Cabrera, K-Le, Lea, Alexandra, Ortiz, Juan, Brunner, Dunia and Kleine, Diana (2014). Ecological Assessment of the Flora and Fauna of Point Lookout Dive Sites, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland. UniDive PLEA Final Report Brisbane, Australia: UniDive (University of Queensland Underwater Club).
Flower, Thurstan R., Beger, J., Dudgeon, C., Gomez, K., Ortiz, J., Kovacs, E., Saunders, M., Passenger, J., Kleine, D. and Roelfsema, C. (2014). Survey Methods Manual Unidive Point Lookout Ecological Assessment (PLEA). St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland Underwater Club.
Salmond, Jody, Loder, Jennifer, Passenger, Josh, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Rempel, Catherine (2013). Reef check Australia: 2013 Heron Island reef health baseline report. North Quay, QLD, Australia: Reef Check Foundation.
Albert, S., Grinham, A., Bythell, J., Olds, A., Schwarz, A., Abernethy, K.., Aranani, K., Sirikolo, M., Watoto, C., Duke, N., Mckenzie, J., Roelfsema, C., Liggins, L., Brokovich, E., Pantos, O., Oeta, J. and Gibbes, B. (2012). Building social and ecological resilience to climate change in Roviana, Solomon Islands. Brisbane, Australia:
Loder, Jennifer, Kreuger, Jody, Phinn, Stuart and Roelfsema, Chris (2011). Reef Check Australia: 2011 Heron Island Reef Health Baseline Report. North Quay, QLD, Australia: Reef Check Foundation.
Albert, S., Grinham, A., Bythell, J., Olds, A., Schwarz, A., Abernethy, K., Aranani, K., Sirikolo, M., Watoto, C., Duke, N., McKenzie, J., Roelfsema, C., Liggins, L., Brokovich, E., Pantos, O., Oeta, J. and Gibbes, B. (2010). Building social and ecological resilience to climate change in Roviana, Solomon Islands. Final report to Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Australian Government. Not available:
Roelfsema, C. M. and Phinn, S. R. (2007). Herald Cay Benthic photo Analysis CSIRO habitat: Mapping project. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Phinn, S R, Hough, S. M., Anstee, , Roelfsema, C M and Dekker, A (2006). Assessment of the capabilities of remote sensing for mapping intertidal seagrass beds within the Great Barrier Reef. Townsville: Reef and Rainforest CRC's.
Phinn, S R, Roelfsema, C M, Dekker, A, Brando, E, Anstee, and Daniels, P. (2006). Remote sensing for coastal ecosystem indicators assessment and monitoring (SR). SR 30.1 final report: Maps, techniques and error assessment for seagrass benthic habitat in Moreton Bay. Brisbane: CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management.
Phinn, S. R., Dekker, A., Brando, V., Roelfsema, C.M. and Scarth, P. F. (2004). MR2 - Remote Sensing for Moreton Bay. Brisbane: CRC for Coastal Zones, Estuaries and Waterways Management.
Ford, Susannah, Langridge, Melissa, Roelfsema, Chris, Bansemer, Carley, Pierce, Simon, Gomez, K-Le, Fellegara, Ida, Mc Mahon, Kathryn, Keller, Marianne, Joyce, Karen, Aurish, Nadia and Prebble, Cameron (2003). Surveying habitats critical to the survival of grey nurse sharks in South-East Queensland: Grey nurse shark mapping project 2003. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Duke, N. C., Bell, A., Lawn, P., Roelfsema, C. M., Zahmel, K. N. and Pedersen, D. (2003). Report on Preliminary Investigations of the Cause of Mangrove Dieback at Luggage Point. St Lucia, Qld, Australia: Marine Botany Group, Centre for Marine Studies, The University of Queensland.
Roelfsema, C.M. and Phinn, S. R. (2003). Lyngbya majuscula Distribtuion in north-western Shoalwater Bay, June 2003. Brisbane: Moreton Bay Catchment and Waterways Partnership.
Roelfsema, C. M. and Phinn, S. R. (2003). Field methods Lyngbya Monitoring. The University of Queensland, Centre of Marine Studies, Marine Botany Group, Brisbane, Australia.. Brisbane, Qld., Australia: The University of Queensland. Centre of Marine Studies, Marine Botany Group.
Duke, N. C., Lawn, P., Roelfsema, C. M., Phinn, S., Zahmel, K. N., Pedersen, D., Harris, C., Steggles , N. and Tack, C. (2003). Assessing historical change in coastal environments. Port Curtis, Fitzroy River Estuary and Moreton Bay regions. Queensland: CRC for Coastal Zone Estuary & Waterway Management.
McMahon, Kathryn, Bansemer, Carley, Fellegara, Ida, Keller, Marianne, Kerwell, A., Kwik, J., Longstaff, B., Roelfsema, Chris M., Thomas, J. and Stead, J. (2003). 2001 A baseline assessment of the flora and fauna of North Stradbroke Island dive sites, Queensland. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Data Collections
Roelfsema, Christiaan M, Kovacs, Eva M, Markey, Katherine and Phinn, Stuart R (2022). Benthic and substrate cover data derived from field photo-transect surveys for the Mackay to Capricorn management region of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), May/June 2019. PANGAEA. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.946749
Roelfsema, Christiaan M, Kovacs, Eva M, Markey, Katherine and Phinn, Stuart R (2022). Georeferenced photographs of benthic photoquadrats acquired over seven reefs in the Mackay to Capricorn region of the Great Barrier Reef, May, 2019. PANGAEA. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.953063
Roelfsema, Christiaan M, Kovacs, Eva M, Markey, Katherine and Phinn, Stuart R (2022). Benthic and substrate cover data derived from field photo-transect surveys for the Townsville to Whitsunday management region of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), May/June 2019. PANGAEA. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.946748
Chris Roelfsema (2021). Benthic and Geomorphic Reference Data for Global Coral Reef Mapping.
. Figshare. (Dataset) doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5233847.v6
Eva Kovacs, Chris Roelfsema, Stuart Phinn, Stuart R. PHinn, Mitchell Lyons, James Udy and Simon Baltais (2021). Seagrass cover map for the optically complex waters of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia (2015). Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.937501
Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Loder, Jennifer, Host, Rachel and Kovacs, Eva (2018). Benthic inventory of reefal areas in Moreton Bay, Australia. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Roelfsema, Christiaan M. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2017). Spectral reflectance library of corals and benthic features in the Cook Islands (Aitutaki). Pangaea. (Dataset)
Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Lyons, Mitchell, Kovacs, Eva, Maxwell, Paul, Saunders, Megan, Samper-Villarreal, Jimena and Phinn, Stuart R. (2016). Habitat map of seagrass cover derived from a supervised moderate-spatial-resolution multi-spectral satellite image, integrated with manual delineation and coincident field data, Moreton Bay, 2004. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Kovacs, Eva, Moffatt, David, Phinn, Stuart R. and Hoseck, Steve (2016). Habitat map of seagrass cover derived from a supervised moderate-spatial-resolution multi-spectral satellite image, integrated with manual delineation and coincident field data, Moreton Bay, 2011. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Kovacs, Eva , Bray, Peran, Thurstan, Ruth , Flower, Jason, Beger, Maria , Gallo, Michele , Loder, Jennifer , Gomez Cabrera, K-Le, Lea, Alex, Ortiz, Juan and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2016). Dominate algaes and rare animals of Point Lookout Dive Sites, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Kovacs, Eva , Bray, Peran, Thurstan, Ruth , Flower, Jason, Beger, Maria , Gallo, Michele , Loder, Jennifer , Gomez Cabrera, K-Le, Lea, Alex, Ortiz, Juan and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2016). Fish populations on family level of Point Lookout Dive Sites, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Kovacs, Eva , Bray, Peran, Thurstan, Ruth , Flower, Jason, Beger, Maria , Gallo, Michele , Loder, Jennifer , Gomez Cabrera, K-Le, Lea, Alex, Ortiz, Juan and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2016). Fish populations on species level of Point Lookout Dive Sites, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Selgrath, Jennifer, Gergel, Sarah, Vincent, Amanda and Phinn, Stuart R. (2016). Habitat map of Danajon Bank, Philippines, derived from a high-spatial-resolution multi-spectral satellite image and georeferenced point intercept transect and spot-check survey field data, using an object-based image classification method. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Samper-Villarreal, Jimena , Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Adi, Novi , Saunders, Megan , Lyons, Mitchell , Kovacs, Eva , Mumby, Peter, Lovelock, Catherine E. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2016). Morphometrics of seagrasses at species level, Moreton Bay, Australia determined from core samples collected in 2012-2013. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Pheasant, Michael, Doug Stetner, Pollard, Lachlan, Barrenger, Trevor, Raby, Lee and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2016). Habitat Maps derived from Point Lookout Ecological Surveys (PLEA) of the Shag Rock, Manta Ray Bommie and Flat Rock dive sites at Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island, Australia, in 2014.. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Kovacs, Eva , Bray, Peran, Thurstan, Ruth , Flower, Jason, Beger, Maria , Gallo, Michele , Loder, Jennifer , Gomez Cabrera, K-Le, Lea, Alex, Ortiz, Juan and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2016). Invertebrates populations of Point Lookout Dive Sites, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, 2014. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Lyons, Mitchell, Roelfsema, Christiaan M. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2015). Seagrass time-series analysis products, in Moreton Bay, Australia, with links to GeoTIFFs. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.843546
Lyons, Mitchell, Phinn, Stuart R. and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2015). Time-series of seagrass maps from 1972 to 2010, in Moreton Bay, Australia, with links to GeoTIFFs. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.843545
Wendt, Hans, Roelfsema, Christiaan M. and Comely, James (2015). Benthic and substrate cover data derived from photo-transect surveys in Kadavu, Fiji on June, July, October and November 2009.. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.831257
Dhanjal-Adams, Kiran, Hanson, Jeffrey, Murray, Nicholas, Phinn, Stuart R., Wingate, Vladimir, Mustin, Karen, Lee, Jasmine, Allan, James Robert, Cappadonna, Jessica, Studds, Colin, Clemens, Robert, Roelfsema, Christiaan M. and Fuller, Richard (2015). Mapped distribution of intertidal habitats in Australia between 1999 and 2014. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Phinn, Stuart R., Jupiter, Stacy, Comely, James and Albert, Simon (2015). Habitat map of Kadavu, Fiji derived from a high-spatial-resolution multi-spectral satellite image using object based image analysis.. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.824953
Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Canto, Robert, Saunders, Megan, Leon, Javier X. (Leon Patino, Javier) and Albert, Simon (2015). Benthic and substrate cover data derived from photo-transect surveys in a Sub Set of Roviana Reef, Solomon Islands, 2013-05-05 to 2013-05-09. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.840757
Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Albert, Simon and Phinn, Stuart R. (2015). Habitat map of Roviana Reef, Solomon Islands derived from a high-spatial-resolution multi-spectral satellite image using object based image analysis.. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.831039
Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Phinn, Stuart R., Jupiter, Stacy, Comely, James and Albert, Simon (2015). Habitat map of Kubulau, Fiji derived from a high-spatial-resolution multi-spectral satellite image using object based image analysis.. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.830076
Roelfsema, Christiaan M. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2015). GPS linked photos of benthic cover transect surveys in Heron Reef. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.792619
Kovacs, Eva, Bray, Peran, Thurstan, Ruth, Flower, Jason, Beger, Maria, Gallo, Michele, Loder, Jennifer, Gomez Cabrera, K-Le, Lea, Alex, Ortiz Gomez, Juan and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2015). Ecological assessment data of the marine flora and fauna of Point Lookout in 2014.. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.843122
Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Lyon, Mitchell, Kovacs, Eva, Maxwell, Paul, Saunders, Megan, Samper-Villarreal, Jimena and Phinn, Stuart R. (2015). Multi-temporal mapping of seagrass cover, species and biomass of the Eastern Banks, Moreton Bay, Australia, with links to shapefiles.. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.833767
Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Saunders, Megan , Canto, Robert, Leon, Javier X. (Leon Patino, Javier), Phinn, Stuart R. and Hamylton, Sarah (2014). Habitat Map for Lizard Island reef, Australia derived from a photo-transect survey field data collected in December 2011 and September/October 2012. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Reichstetter, Martina, McKinna, Lachlan, Fearns, Peter, Weeks, Scarla J., Roelfsema, Christiaan M. and Furnas, Miles (2014). Seafloor brightness map of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, derived from biodiversity data.. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.835979
Roelfsema, Christiaan M. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2013). GPS linked target-photos of benthic cover surveys in Glovers Reef, Belize. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.824860
Saunders, Megan, Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Phinn, Stuart R., Canto, Robert, Brown, Christopher and Leon, Javier X. (2013). Benthic and substrate cover data derived from photo-transect surveys in Lizard Island Reef conducted on December 10-15, 2011. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.807404
Roelfsema, Christiaan M. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2013). Spectral reflectance library of selected biotic and abiotic coral reef features in Glovers Reef, Belize. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.824861
Saunders, Megan, Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Phinn, Stuart R., Canto, Robert, Brown, Christopher, Atkinson, Scott and Leon, Javier X. (2013). Benthic and substrate cover data derived from photo-transect surveys in Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef conducted on October 3-7, 2012. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.807406
Borrego, Rodney, Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Phinn, Stuart R. and Grinham, Alistair (2013). Microphytobenthos composition in Heron Reef, Australia, by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) (July 2012).. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.809111
Phinn, Stuart R., Joyce, Karen Elizabeth and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2012). Airborne hyperspectral image data of Heron Reef, Australia. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.788686
Hedley, John, Phinn, Stuart R. and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2012). Bathymetric map of Heron Reef, Australia, derived from airborne hyperspectral data at 1 m resolution. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.779522
Phinn, Stuart R. and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2012). Benthic cover map of Heron Reef derived from a high-spatial-resolution multi-spectral satellite image using object based image analysis. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.789968
Roelfsema, Christiaan M. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2012). Spectral reflectance library of selected biotic and abiotic coral reef features in Heron Reef. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.804589
Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2012). Benthic and substrate cover data derived from photo-transect surveys in Heron Reef.. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.790775
Generic Documents
Roelfsema, C. M. and Phinn, S. R. (2009). A manual for conducting georeferenced photo transects surveys to assess the benthos of coral reef and seagrass habitats version 3.0. Centre for Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Roelfsema, C., Marshall, J., Hochberg, E., Phinn, S. R., Goldizen, A. and Joyce, K. E. (2006). Underwater Spectrometer System 2004 (UWSS04). Centre for Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Science forThe University of Queensland.
Department Technical Reports
Duke, Norman C., Bell, Alicia M., Pedersen, Dan K., Roelfsema, Chris M., Godson, Lloyd M., Zahmel, Katherin N., Mackenzie, Jock and Bengston-Nash, Susan (2003). Mackay mangrove dieback: Investigations in 2002 with recommendation for further research, monitoring and management: Report to Queensland Department of Primary Industries Northern Fisheries Centre, and the Community of Mackay. Centre for Marine Studies.
Duke, Norman C., Roelfsema, Chris M., Tracey, Dieter and Godson, Lloyd M. (2001). Preliminary investigation into dieback of mangroves in the Mackay region. Queensland Fisheries Service, Marine Botany Group.